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Washington base ball club – Historic Reproduction

Washington base ball club, c1887. — historic photograph
Washington base ball club, c1887.. Historic photograph from the Baseball collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Washington base ball club, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Washington base ball club

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This picture stands out as a portrait of the Washington base ball club, presented as a group of players rather than a scene from a game. Washington fielded a National League team during these years, and fans in the capital followed the club closely. The print was issued by Goodwin & Co. of New York, a tobacco firm that packed small photographic cards like this into its cigarettes, which is why so many images of players from the 1880s survive today.

Created / publishedc1887.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreBaseball cards 1880-1890.Portrait photographs 1880-1890.Photographic prints 1880-1890.
NotesCopyright by Goodwin & Co., New York.
SubjectsBaseball players--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,429 × 3,030 px · prints to 8 × 10 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-109286

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